Only residents of North-West Ward are encouraged to attend. There is no need to book or register questions prior to the meeting.

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North-West Ward Councillors are hosting a series of meetings for residents of Seaford, Frankston Central, Frankston North and Karingal where they will provide updates and answer questions relating to those suburbs. South Ward has followed suit.

Details in following Posts (scroll down to view).Thank you to our Councillors for organising.

Do you have questions to ask of Council/Councillors?What are Councillors doing well, badly or not at all?

They may like our help with priority-setting. Let's do just that.

These meetings are an excellent opportunity to raise issues that Councillors may not be aware of.It's a very convenient way of having input and asking questions. Even though 3 Councillors cannot make decisions for the entire Council (at this meeting), they can certainly provide feedback to residents, pass items to Council Officers for investigation and lobby other Ward Councillors for possible future Motions.

I haven't seen similar meetings advertised for other Wards. I would recommend that residents in the other 2 Wards lobby their local Councillors to hold similar meetings.(Update: 1 South-West Ward Councillor has organised and attended public meetings, accompanied by a NW Ward Councillor.)

** Residential (Over) Development stood out as the #1 issue, raised and echoed by the vast majority of (if not all) attendees. Seaford is being spoiled by inappropriate residential development and Frankston has been covered by General Residential Zone for over 2 years now, due to (previous) Council inaction

I was told that Residential Zones will be reviewed in 2017

The Beach (wheelchair access to and boardwalk along)

The meeting wasn't just about lobbying to get stuff done that needed majority Councillor support (like suburban over-development). It was an opportunity to learn about future FCC plans and Council Officer action. After the meeting, I received several calls from Officers with updates on issues of concern

The Wetlands

Think Big (the new Local Area Plan) - the full complement of submissions will be received by Councillors for review

Along with the usual, very familiar faces, there were some new faces - good to see.

A tennis precinct in Karingal not getting funding on the works program - reasonably sized group not happy at all about some Councillors position on this and the general do nothing for Karingal

Comments:

The Frankston Basketball Stadium was not raised as an issue

A worthy exercise in participatory democracy, but attendees and councilors could get more out of the meeting if people did not stack on, and if all parties were more careful with how and what they say

I think participatory democracy would be enhanced with someone facilitating and giving issues their right hearing and time allocation. With 3 councilors who might have different views and perspectives, I think a facilitator would help. Perhaps someone might volunteer to help facilitate rather than the master and serf type experience. Perhaps the Councillors might ask someone from the audience to assist"

Only residents of North-West Ward are encouraged to attend. There is no need to book or register questions prior to the meeting. A chance for residents of Seaford, Frankston Central, Frankston North and Karingal to meet their Councillors, get updates and ask questions about their suburb.

Only residents of North-West Ward are encouraged to attend. There is no need to book or register questions prior to the meeting. A chance for residents of Seaford, Frankston Central, Frankston North and Karingal to meet their Councillors, get updates and ask questions about their suburb.

Seaford Pier:o there is a broken pylon 10m from end – broken since late 2016o there are concerns about kids jumping off pier and injuring themselveso it has been confirmed that signs are in place- Since attendee, Glenn Cooper, has contacts at the responsible body (Parks Victoria) he offered to contact them and provided this unofficial report the next day that:o engineers had recently assessing the situation and will, in the very near future:o stabilise the piero erect an unclimbable fence

Footpath not wide enough at F’ston North Community Centre for mobility scooters (will be investigated)

Disability access at F’ston North Community Centre and Men's Shed

Ramp at Kananook station is too steep

How can those with mobility scooters use buses when they replace trains during level crossing, etc. work? Staff to assist? Also slightly disabled people getting off buses – call Public Transport Victoria on 1800 800 007 - 6am to midnight daily (all night Friday and Saturday)

Only residents of North-West Ward are encouraged to attend. There is no need to book or register questions prior to the meeting. A chance for residents of Seaford, Frankston Central, Frankston North and Karingal to meet their Councillors, get updates and ask questions about their suburb.

Only residents of North-West Ward are encouraged to attend. There is no need to book or register questions prior to the meeting. A chance for residents of Seaford, Frankston Central, Frankston North and Karingal to meet their Councillors, get updates and ask questions about their suburb.

Only residents of North-West Ward are encouraged to attend. There is no need to book or register questions prior to the meeting. A chance for residents of Seaford, Frankston Central, Frankston North and Karingal to meet their Councillors, get updates and ask questions about their suburb.

Only residents of North-West Ward are encouraged to attend. There is no need to book or register questions prior to the meeting. A chance for residents of Seaford, Frankston Central, Frankston North and Karingal to meet their Councillors, get updates and ask questions about their suburb.